Posts tagged: chamber of commerce

Rep. Justin Amash, the libertarian-leaning Michigan congressman up for re-election next week, is the target of a new television ad by his Republican primary opponent — and the beneficiary of another spot by a Washington-based group promoting limited government. Brian...

For all the political bruising that President Barack Obama has taken — his job approval hovering just above 40 percent in opinion polls — his party will be calling on him to campaign for congressional candidates in the fall midterm...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which helped Rep. Jack Kingston qualify for a Republican Senate runoff in Georgia, is coming again to his aid as the July 22 election nears. Kingston is a “trusted conservative” whose “strong record of fighting...

Brett Favre and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have arrived on Mississippi’s crowded political airwaves to try to boost Sen. Thad Cochran. He needs the help. Cochran has so far been the biggest single broadcast television advertiser during Mississippi’s Republican runoff...

The Tea Party Patriots flaty predict a win later this month in Mississippi, where favored candidate Chris McDaniel faces 36-year incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran in a run-off for the Republican Party’s nomination. “Run-offs are about turnout and enthusiasm,” said Kevin...

This is a convenient time for a certain truth, the way some see it: Today’s @EPA announcement is the most important step taken to combat the climate crisis in our country’s history. http://t.co/TCguLC73Kn — Al Gore (@algore) June 2, 2014...

In February, Bruce Josten, chief lobbyist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sent a letter to members of the House and Senate. “Raising the debt limit is necessary to avoid any question of a threat of government default of any...

Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, who faces a Tea Party-aligned challenger in a June 3 Republican primary, received the maximum campaign donation from the political arm of the Senate Republicans. The National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is overseeing the party’s...

Kentucky businessman Matt Bevin, in an uphill battle to dethrone Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a Republican primary next week, is turning again to his biggest donor: Himself. Bevin loaned his campaign $350,000 on May 8, raising the amount...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest business lobby, is out today with ads in two Senate and 11 House races, all on behalf of Republicans –including support for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky in his effort to...